The moon is supposed to be the reservoir of
Amrita or Ambrosia (In Greek Mythology it is the Divine food for the Gods), and to
furnish the Gods and Manes with the supply.
It is replenished from the Sun during the
fortnight of the increase; on the full moon the Gods adore that planet for one
night, and from the first day all of them together with the Pitris and Rishis
drink one Kala or digit daily until the ambrosia (Amirtha) is exhausted."
(it is stated in Vayu Purana.)
(Excerpts from "Mrichchakati or The
Toy Cart)
It is the excerpts of translation from the
original Sanscrit by Horace Hayman Wilson, Esq. in 1826)
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